BRISTOL, R.I.- Hawks Equestrian Team members Chelsea Weiner (Syosset, N.Y.) and Scott Pearson (Locust Valley, N.Y.) were named RWU Female and Male Athletes of the Week, respectively, after helping the team to a fifth place finish Saturday at the University of Connecticut Show.
Competing in the Intermediate Fences event, Weiner posted a first-place finish for the Hawks. The freshman also performed well in the Intermediate Flat, registering a third-place finish in the event.
Pearson posted three runner-up finishes in the 11-team show, competing in the Open Fences, Novice Fences and Novice Flat. He also placed fifth in the Open Flat event.
The two combined to help the Hawks to gather 25 points in the event, just 11 points behind the day’s champions, UConn. The Equestrian Team returns to action Saturday when they travel to Rehoboth, Mass., to compete in the Johnson & Wales University Show beginning at 9:30 a.m.